Local band Hoodleybah, pronounced who-da-lee-ba, returns April 11 to the Broadway Grille’s Underground, located inside The Inn at Jim Thorpe.

The quartet, based in Barnesville and formed around 2000, plays covers and originals.

Guitarist/vocalist Tony Gromalski describes the band‘s sound as “pop-grungy,” while bassist/vocalist John Pinkey feels “we don’t fall into a particular genre. We pull influences from a plethora of wide-ranging sounds and musical styles.”

Aside from original members Gromalski and Pinkey, Hoodleybah features drummer/vocalist Jeramie Schock — who grew up in Barnesville with the aforementioned songwriters — and vocalist/percussionist Missy Schock.

The Schuylkill County band will perform some not-yet-released material during the Underground show, Gromalski said, “and we always have a few surprises up our sleeve.”

The group’s new songs include “Let’s Get Down to Business” and “Free Bird.” The latter, which Jeramie recently wrote, shares its name with Lynyrd Skynyrd’s classic track.

“It’s not that ‘Free Bird,’ but it’s kind of about that ‘Free Bird,’ ” Gromalski said, adding that Hoodleybah has a few more songs “we haven’t had a chance to get around to. No timetable yet. We’re having a good time playing shows and seeing where the universe takes us next.”

Both Gromalski and Pinkey, who played in bands during their high school years, have fond memories of growing up with music. Gromalski, a Gilberton resident, heard his dad playing guitar around the house. He also listened to his parents’ favorite music.

“Old-time country — Hank Sr., Hank Snow, Jim Reeves, etc. — and the ’70s outlaw country, and my mom was pretty much ’60s pop, Beatles/Stones stuff. I enjoy all that and a little of everything in between. Probably mostly ’90s stuff, too, since that was my teenage years.”

Pinkey cited Def Leppard as “the first band I remember liking. My mother was a boomer, so I always listened to the oldies with her and enjoyed them.”

Upon hitting his teens, artists such as Green Day and Smashing Pumpkins piqued Pinkey’s interest. “From there it went to Metallica, Primus and Ozzy. Made a hard left turn in my later teens to The Grateful Dead and jam bands in general.”

The name Hoodleybah, Gromalski said, “is sort of made up, but in the first Crash Bandicoot game for PS1, he says what sounds like Hoodleybah when he does a certain action. From there, we kind of adopted the word to mean whatever we wanted it to mean.”

One meaning, per the band’s Facebook page: “an unknown substance causing unusual behavior.”

Hoodleybah, working with producer Leon Karpovich of Toolshed Jack, released debut album “Bad Things for Good People” in 2002. The group broke up shortly thereafter.

Songs for the act’s second album were written and ready to record before the breakup.

Pinkey cited “musical and personality differences” as the original lineup’s downfall.

In 2019, Gromalski and Pinkey saw Hoodleybah original drummer Mike Economy for the first time in years at a benefit Pinkey arranged for a friend in need.

“It went great, but we were surprised when Mike came out,” Gromalski said. “We didn’t get a chance to jam with him there, but it was great to see him. He passed shortly after that.”

In 2021, Gromalski and Pinkey released Hoodleybah’s long-awaited sophomore set “Economopolis,” named in honor of Economy.

“During COVID,” Gromalski said, “we had the idea — it was really Pinkey’s idea — to finish the second record, which we pretty much did ourselves at home.”

After finishing the album, Gromalski and Pinkey recruited members for the band.

“He and I knew Jer from growing up and he had just married Missy, so we drafted them to help us do some live shows,” Gromalski recalled. “After the first one, which was our album-release party on Big Wed, we were off and running.”

Hoodleybah members, who all have non-music day jobs, have some other music projects. The Schocks perform classic rock and jazz covers in Swank, and also play with acoustic act Cuzins and Company. The latter’s Josh Martonyak at times performs with Hoodleybah.

Gromalski, meanwhile, has played with classic-rock cover band The Local Boys for six years or so. Prior, he played in Hazleton oldies group The Legends for about 16 years.

Considering his music career, Gromalski counts hearing one of his songs on radio for the first time as a major highlight. Around 2002, “we got airplay on WZZO, I think. We heard ‘Until the Day I Die’ the first time it was going to be played on a show for local musicians.”

Pinkey, meanwhile, regards playing at Penn’s Peak as his biggest highlight, though “any show we play where people really dig us and dance and sing along are a highlight for me.”

Looking ahead, Pinkey “would like to see the Bah continue to evolve musically, get more shows in places we’ve never played and share the fun we have with new audiences.”